terrikoonce

David Tennant is the best, I think. I especially like the ones with Donna Noble played by Catherine Tate...PERFECTION! "He's so skinny if you touch him you could get a paper cut!" Wonderful!! I saw the the 'old' Doctor Who shows but I was really young so I don't remember the individual Doctors. I've seen most of the new ones...might have missed a couple of the ones after David Tennant left (le sigh). Watching Dr. Who..it's like being home again!

terrikoonce

inkycatz wrote:I bet if I made the 'watch along' more book club style, such as "let's watch these episodes during July and then discuss" might work better for everyone. As long as the episodes are somewhere streamable and free, I imagine a lot of people can join in.

Anyone else have some thoughts? Treading into that trying new things territory.

That would be 'loverly'...feel free to send me an email (or whatever you call it here) when it's set up. Sounds fun!

Orcrist42

Orcrist42

inkycatz wrote:
I bet if I made the 'watch along' more book club style, such as "let's watch these episodes during July and then discuss" might work better for everyone. As long as the episodes are somewhere streamable and free, I imagine a lot of people can join in.

Anyone else have some thoughts? Treading into that trying new things territory.

I am all for that. Right now I am happy to comment but can contribute almost nothing to the conversation and avoid the spoilers.

Maybe we will be able to catch them on streaming soon. Amazon still wants $2 an episode to stream it (which I admit is tempting).

amjur

yeah - I'm slow - finally clicked on your link and am now jumping up and down for the potential of such an event! This would be awesome. Plus I think it hilar that Matt Smith is pulling for a free trip to New Zealand. lol.

I too have been toying with that Amazon Gold Box purchase..the one thing that has held me back is reading multiple remarks on more than one site about the disks being damn near impossible to remove from the packaging.

KtCallista

olcubmaster wrote:I too have been toying with that Amazon Gold Box purchase..the one thing that has held me back is reading multiple remarks on more than one site about the disks being damn near impossible to remove from the packaging.

Anyone here with real world experience to confirm or refute this?

Here's what I told Orc (in case you didn't know we are married). Each season is almost that much money. If you want the disks buy the set and stick the disks in a folder! At that price that's fair enough... not like that Harry Potter monstrosity with the same problem.

amjur

amjur wrote:Cool! Actually I didnt even know Orc was a guy. hahaha. sorry. - I mean, you all could be cybermen for all I know. LOL. (idk, it seems funny to me) -- EDIT - now that I've written this I really hope Orc is the guy and you're the girl - callista is a girl's name right? *head down*

inkycatz

KtCallista wrote:Here's what I told Orc (in case you didn't know we are married). Each season is almost that much money. If you want the disks buy the set and stick the disks in a folder! At that price that's fair enough... not like that Harry Potter monstrosity with the same problem.

inkycatz

olcubmaster wrote:LMAO - so are Mortimer and Monte now getting thier scripts from this discussion board?

I don't know, I do know a few things:
1. They're crafty monkeys.
2. The Angels Across The Street don't appear to be moving. (I am waiting eagerly to see how even more messed up the Angels lore gets next/this week.)
3. On first pass, The Power of Three was a pretty rubbish episode with a few sweet bits.

Mavyn

inkycatz wrote:I don't know, I do know a few things:
1. They're crafty monkeys.
2. The Angels Across The Street don't appear to be moving. (I am waiting eagerly to see how even more messed up the Angels lore gets next/this week.)
3. On first pass, The Power of Three was a pretty rubbish episode with a few sweet bits.

amjur

I'm actually not liking this season at all (gasp! yes I said it). I find it really disappointing in so many ways. And as much as I love Amy & Rory - the writing style for the characters for the past 3 episodes, has been blatantly annoying! mostly on Amy's character - at least Rory still has some fun quirky bits.

Waiting for the twist of the doctor proving he's an evil genius pretending to be daft - but not gonna like it if that's what they're are planning anyway. bah.

olcubmaster

I thought it was a fun little romp. The doctor was manic but at least didn’t need to beg to be rescued or given a verbal dressing down to come up with the solution.

I enjoyed the fleeting time with Amy, Rory and Dad and liked the way they have laid a satisfying foundation for the next transition. I even liked the one on one between Amy & the Dr. as they make peace with the path ahead and the one behind.

True – they did seem to retread a couple of devices used earlier in this Dr’s run (the hospital, the lift and the curly headed moppet) but if I’m really going to grumble (and here it comes) it seems to me that the good old sonic screwdriver has become more a magic wand with unlimited capabilities.

Orcrist42

inkycatz wrote: (I am waiting eagerly to see how even more messed up the Angels lore gets next/this week.)

I am looking forward to that too, but I still worry... part of the power of the angels was the simplicity of the psychology behind them. I hope they don't add too many layers to the point where it all get muddled.

I am resisting the desire to watch the spoiler trailer... really, why watch a trailer for something you absolutely plan to see anyway?

Mavyn

True – they did seem to retread and a couple of devices used earlier in this Dr’s run (the hospital, the lift and the curly headed moppet) but if I’m really going to grumble (and here it comes) it seems to me that the good old sonic screwdriver has become more a magic wand with unlimited capabilities.

olcubmaster

inkycatz wrote:That's a good point. I usually just end up watching them because they're "there" at the end of the episode. Sometimes I like to guess where the episode might go based on the bits they show.

I guess it also depends on who edits and releases the trailer. Some are good at sparking the interest. Others (insert any Adam Sandler title here) once you've seen the trailer, you've seen the movie.

amjur

Just realized I'm only a fake sci-fi fan. Clicked the link under the article that read "Starbucks and Amy Pond team up" and I was actually expecting a blurb about the merger of my favorite coffee drink in space!

haha.
In my defense, I do live in a major metropolitan area where star visits are the norm. Still very sad. *head down*

KtCallista

amjur wrote:Just realized I'm only a fake sci-fi fan. Clicked the link under the article that read "Starbucks and Amy Pond team up" and I was actually expecting a blurb about the merger of my favorite coffee drink in space!

haha.
In my defense, I do live in a major metropolitan area where star visits are the norm. Still very sad. *head down*

Ok, I'll admit I think I'd heard something in passing about that, and forgot about it - mostly because I still haven't watched either Battlestar Galactica (mostly because Syfy is absolutely horrible about online access and I don't get that channel - or any other channel to speak of). Still I would have thought it was some charity thing or an advertising campaign from the headline.

inkycatz

amjur wrote:Just realized I'm only a fake sci-fi fan. Clicked the link under the article that read "Starbucks and Amy Pond team up" and I was actually expecting a blurb about the merger of my favorite coffee drink in space!

Ha! So what'd it turn out to be?

And now your morning fun link, which some of you have likely seen already, this four year old does Who reviews!

I think we're safe with Asylum of the Dalek spoilers, given we're nearly at the end of Season 7a.

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